12 Facts About Isaac Ginsburg

Isaac Ginsburg was a Lithuanian-born American ichthyologist.

Isaac Ginsburg immigrated to the United States during his childhood.

Isaac Ginsburg attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where he studied ichthyology.

In 1917, Ginsburg worked as an aid for the Division of Fishes at the United States National Museum.

Isaac Ginsburg was appointed to the United States Bureau of Fisheries in 1922 and continued to work there throughout his career.

Isaac Ginsburg handled correspondence over marine fish and studied many fish species and their subdivisions.

Isaac Ginsburg was interested in studying the marine fish of the Gulf of Mexico.

Isaac Ginsburg was one of the first ichthyologists to note the subtle differences between fish from the gulf and those from the southeastern United States.

Isaac Ginsburg intended to start a large project devoted to the study of the gulf fish, but most of his time was ultimately spent on the revisionary work which was required.

Isaac Ginsburg determined that swordfish should be considered kosher, as he found that swordfish have microscopic scales.

Isaac Ginsburg retired from the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries in 1956 and became a Research Associate of the Fish Division, US National Museum, for three years starting in 1957.

Isaac Ginsburg died in 1975 in Arlington, Virginia after a long illness.